Halogen Foundation (Singapore) is an Institute of Public Character and

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whose mission is to inspire and influence a generation of young people to lead themselves and others well.

Origins

Halogen Foundation was started in 1997 in

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originally called the Young Leaders Foundation. Its hallmark program is the National Young Leaders Days, an annual event initiated in 1997 to develop student leadership in schools. The Foundation exists in five major cities in

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. It can also be found in

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, incorporated under the Charitable Trusts Act 1957] and covering

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, and

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. It also has operations in

where it is considered an Institute of Public Character.

National Young Leaders Day consists of a range of presenters, who aim to motivate young leaders in taking action in their schools and passing on the lessons they have learned on the day.

Halogen Foundation is endorsed by national leaders of the respective countries. Mr

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(Prime Minister of

), Mrs

Helen Clark Helen Elizabeth Clark (born 26 February 1950) is a New Zealand politician who served as the 37th prime minister of New Zealand from 1999 to 2008 and was the administrator of the United Nations Development Programme from 2009 to 2017. She was ...

(Prime Minister of New Zealand), and Mr

Teo Chee Hean Teo Chee Hean ( zh, s=张志贤, poj=Tioⁿ Chì-hiân, p=Zhāng Zhìxián, first=poj; born 27 December 1954) is a Singaporean former politician and two-star rear-admiral who served as Senior Minister of Singapore and Coordinating Minister for ...

(Minister of Defense of

).Young Leaders Day Singapore Previous Speakers.
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